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Small Harbor Improvement Program (SHIP)
Notice of Availability of Potential Small Harbor Improvement Program (SHIP) Funds
The following links are for documents related to the SHIP program for fiscal year 2011. The documents are the notice for the program and funds that are potentially available, as well as the actual application itself.
Please note: These documents are in both the Adobe PDF, and MS Word 2003 formats. If your web browser or screen reader cannot view either of these documents, please contact the Freight and Business Services office by telephone at (207) 624-3560, or by e-mail at freight.mainedot@maine.gov
2010 SHIP Documents
- Notice of Availability of Potential 2010 Small Harbor Improvement Program (SHIP) Funds (PDF)
- Application for SHIP Funding (MS Word 2003)
SHIP History
In 1995 the Department of Transportation received their first block of funding for the Small Harbor Improvement Program (SHIP). The goals of the program are to:
- “promote public access, economic development, and a commitment to preserving infrastructure along the coast.”
- “help municipalities make improvements to public wharves, landings & boat ramps.”
- “protects a dwindling asset through a successful state/local partnership.”
- “preserve natural resource based industries.”
Since 1995, the five completed rounds of grants have dispersed $4.9 million to 59 different coastal municipalities totaling 93 projects. With coastal real estate pressures forcing changes away from public ownership, SHIP protects a dwindling public asset through a successful state/local partnership. Examples of successful initiatives under this program include a pier reconstruction, float installations, a boat ramp rehabilitation, a new hoist installation or gangway replacement.
SHIP supports the approximately 18,000 licensed commercial fishermen and related industries along the Maine coast who increasingly rely on these public facilities for access to resources. Without this program, municipalities would likely forsake such important projects or be forced to carry out the project with only local resources. Subsequently, the program enjoys widespread support from coastal municipalities and statewide commercial fishing and marine interests.
A local cash match of up to 50% of the total project cost is required; thereby, doubling the State’s investment. Often times, this public investment was an incentive for substantial private investment as has been the case in cities and towns like Beals, Belfast, Bucksport and Freeport. An inter-agency committee from five state agencies selects the successful projects based upon criteria that include the economic impact of the project, the thoroughness of the application, and the ability of the project to be carried out in a timely manner.
“SHIP has been a spark plug for our entire waterfront improvement program,” says Bucksport Town Manager Roger Raymond. Bucksport has used SHIP funds to improve its public dock, enable construction of a marina, and build a recreational fishing pier with a kayak and canoe launch. “The waterfront now draws both residents and visitors,” Raymond says: “it’s not unusual to see 30 to 40 people there at all times of day.” In a recent community survey, 35 percent of respondents named the waterfront as the town’s strongest asset.
Improvements along the waterfront have transformed the local business climate. “When we first applied for SHIP funds six years ago,” Raymond says, “our downtown had a vacancy rate of 40 percent. Now there are no vacancies. That’s why we strongly believe in SHIP. With the improvements that it helped fund, our waterfront has become the backbone of our entire downtown.”
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2008 Small Harbor Improvement Program Awards |
| Locality |
Match |
SHIP |
Total |
% Match |
Boothbay Harbor Piling Replacement |
18,000 |
18,000 |
36,000 |
50% |
Bucksport Gangway installation |
5,000 |
5,000 |
10,000 |
50% |
Cranberry Isles Town Dock Repair |
59,400 |
138,600 |
198,000 |
30% |
Eastport Electrical System Work |
20,000 |
20,000 |
40,000 |
50% |
Frenchboro Float and Gangway Install |
7,500 |
22,500 |
30,000 |
25% |
Gouldsboro Float and Gangway Install |
7,800 |
7,800 |
15,600 |
50% |
Isle au Haut Pier Replacement |
415,700 |
150,000 |
565,700 |
73% |
Jonesport Float Installation |
17,333 |
35,000 |
52,333 |
33% |
Long Island Design of Pier |
24,000 |
30,000 |
54,000 |
44% |
Ogunquit Float and Gangway Install |
10,000 |
16,300 |
26,300 |
38% |
Rockland Float and Pile Install |
9,000 |
25,000 |
34,000 |
26% |
Rockport Hoist Installation |
10,000 |
10,000 |
20,000 |
50% |
Scarborough Pier Construction |
800,000 |
100,000 |
900,000 |
89% |
Searsport Wharf Replacement |
178,000 |
75,000 |
253,000 |
70% |
Southwest Harbor Pier Construction |
94,000 |
94,000 |
188,000 |
50% |
Swans Island Float Install |
12,500 |
12,500 |
25,000 |
50% |
Vinalhaven Town Landing Improvement |
35,000 |
74,000 |
109,000 |
32% |
Westport Float Install |
20,000 |
50,000 |
70,000 |
29% |
Winter Harbor Design of Pier |
10,000 |
20,000 |
30,000 |
33% |
Wiscasset Design of Pier |
30,000 |
30,000 |
60,000 |
50% |
Yarmouth Float Install |
36,700 |
27,000 |
63,750 |
58% |
Grand Total |
1,819,983 |
960,700 |
2,780,683 |
65% |
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USFWS Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Awards |
Mount Desert - BIG FY08 |
133,333 |
100,000 |
33,333 |
33% |
Ellsworth - BIG FY09 |
133,333 |
100,000 |
33,333 |
33% |
| 2005 SHIP Awards (Round Five) |
Location |
Description |
Grant Award |
Bar Harbor |
Float construction |
$22,000 |
Machias |
Piling replacement |
$13,500 |
Portland – Cliff Island |
Boat ramp reconstruction |
$50,000 |
Rockport |
Float construction |
$50,000 |
Southern Maine Community College |
Pier design |
$20,000 |
Stonington |
Harbor ledge removal |
$46,500 |
Surry |
Boat ramp rehabilitation |
$12,000 |
Thomaston |
Float construction |
$12,000 |
Vinalhaven |
Float and gangway installation |
$9,000 |
Washington County Community College |
Pier electrical/water installation |
$50,000 |
Wells |
New bait locker and pier repair |
$19,000 |
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2005 Total |
$304,000 |
2004 SHIP Awards (Round Four)
Location |
Description |
Grant Award |
Addison |
Access improvements |
$7,000 |
Blue Hill |
Pier rehabilitation |
$85,000 |
Brooksville |
Town Landing improvements |
$18,000 |
Calais |
Transient docking |
$30,000 |
Cutler |
Parking at Town Landing |
$31,000 |
Gouldsboro |
Construction of public pier |
$150,000 |
Isle au Haut |
Replacement of hoists |
$10,000 |
Jonesboro |
Pier rehabilitation |
$75,000 |
Lincolnville |
Wave break construction |
$25,000 |
Milbridge |
Pier rehabilitation |
$60,000 |
Mt. Desert |
Float replacement project |
$40,000 |
North Haven |
Float replacement project |
$16,000 |
Passamaquoddy Nation |
Boat ramp construction |
$50,000 |
Richmond |
Town Landing improvements |
$10,000 |
Rockland |
Fender piling replacement |
$50,000 |
Saco |
New bait storage building |
$100,000 |
Scarborough |
Design for new pier |
$10,000 |
South Portland |
City pier improvements |
$25,000 |
St. George |
Fender piling replacement |
$8,000 |
Stockton Springs |
Float and gangway installation |
$50,000 |
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2004 Total |
$850,000 |
2002 SHIP Awards (Round Three)
Location |
Description |
Grant Award |
Bath |
New pier and floats |
$ 150,000 |
Beals |
Ramp feasibility study |
$ 8,800 |
Blue Hill |
Town Wharf improvements |
$ 30,000 |
Boothbay |
Pier reconstruction |
$ 37,500 |
Bucksport |
Pier decking and floats |
$ 27,000 |
Camden |
2 new floats at boat ramp |
$ 12,200 |
Gardiner |
City Landing improvements |
$ 95,000 |
Isle au Haut |
Town Landing improvements |
$ 11,000 |
Islesboro |
Bulkhead and float improvements |
$ 25,000 |
Kennebunkport |
Cape Porpoise renovation |
$ 94,000 |
Mount Desert |
Installation of 2 hoists |
$ 15,000 |
Searsport |
Town Wharf improvements |
$ 200,000 |
South Portland |
Pier improvements |
$ 6,000 |
St. George |
Boat ramp improvements |
$ 40,000 |
Stockton Springs |
Town Landing improvements |
$ 110,000 |
Stonington |
Dredging and seawall repair |
$ 19,000 |
Tremont |
Town Pier replacement |
$ 100,000 |
Vinalhaven |
Fender piling |
$ 9,500 |
WCTC |
Pier reconstruction |
$ 200,000 |
Wells |
Boat ramp improvements |
$ 50,000 |
Wiscasset |
Waterfront Park projects |
$ 30,000 |
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2002 Total |
$1,270,000 |
1998 SHIP Awards (Round Two)
Boothbay Harbor |
Replace town pier |
$
50,000 |
Cranberry Isles |
Stabilize
town wharf |
$
22,240 |
Harrington |
Town landing improvements |
$ 23,500 |
Jonesport |
Floats and gangways |
$
49,000 |
Kennebunkport |
Rehabilitate Cape Porpoise pier |
$
70,000 |
Rockland |
Pile fendering and electrical work |
$
22,500 |
Searsport |
Phase III wharf rehab |
$ 38,388 |
Southwest Harbor |
Replace 1/2 of town dock |
$ 35,000 |
Swan's Island |
Land purchase |
$ 32,500 |
| Wells |
Float and mooring installation |
$ 50,000 |
| Winter Harbor |
Shore stabilization and floats |
$ 35,000 |
1998 Total
$428,028 |
Projects
funded by Department of Conservation (1998)
Ellsworth |
Gangway
purchase |
$
5,000 |
Lincolnville |
Boat
Ramp Rehab and Float Work |
$
4,600 |
Southwest Harbor |
Boat
ramp rehab & Float Work |
$
16,450 |
Swan's Island |
Land
Purchase |
$
13,000 |
Dept. of Conservation Total
$ 39,050 |
1996 SHIP Awards (Round One)
Location |
Description |
Grant Award |
Addison |
Town Landing Improvements |
$136,780 |
Bar Harbor |
Municipal Pier Restoration |
$75,000 |
Belfast |
Timber Crib Pier Reconstruction |
$40,000 |
Boothbay Harbor |
Fish Pier Improvements |
$82,500 |
Bristol |
Hanna's Landing Project |
$27,200 |
Bucksport |
Waterfront Improvements |
$144,000 |
Castine |
Harbor Improvement Project |
$250,000 |
Freeport |
Town Wharf Replacement |
$250,000 |
Freeport |
Cove Road Improvements |
$12,500 |
Freeport |
Dunning Boat Yard Improvements |
$5,000 |
Gardiner |
Waterfront Improvements |
$75,000 |
Gouldsboro |
Bunker's Harbor Improvement |
$9,000 |
Isle au Haut |
Town Landing Repairs |
$10,000 |
Kittery |
Pepperell Cove Pier Construction |
$41,554 |
Long Island |
Lot #2 Municipal Acquisition |
$49,750 |
Matinicus |
Steamboat Wharf Refendering Project |
$65,000 |
Milbridge |
Town Dock Replacement |
$250,000 |
Mt. Desert |
Public Float Access |
$15,000 |
Northport Village |
Wharf Repairs at Bayside |
$19,390 |
Richmond |
Waterfront Development Project |
$100,000 |
Rockland |
Commercial Pier Improvements |
$24,000 |
Roque Bluffs |
Boat Ramp Project |
$10,000 |
Saco |
Camp Ellis Fish Pier Improvements |
$44,800 |
Scarborough |
Pine Point Float Addition |
$24,000 |
Searsport |
Town Wharf Replacement |
$127,359 |
Sedgwick |
Dock Improvements |
$4,400 |
St. George |
Port Clyde Pier Improvements |
$75,000 |
Surry |
Public Landing Improvements |
$17,150 |
Tremont |
Municipal Pier Parking Lot Improvements |
$20,000 |
Vinalhaven |
Carver's Harbor Wharf Refendering Project |
$31,850 |
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1996 Total |
$2,036,233 |
Quality Community Program Application
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is pleased to announce its new Quality Community Program, a new name for existing programs you are probably already familiar with, such as Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to School, Small Harbor Improvement Program, and various other community programs. The Department has consolidated the former individual applications into a “common” Quality Community Program application to improve overall program and project delivery, as well as to simplify application processes.
MaineDOT’s Quality Community Program includes federal and state funding opportunities to improve the quality community environment in Maine. This competitive program is intended to improve community transportation related facilities through small harbor improvements, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, safety improvements, environmental improvements, scenic, historic, and other quality community improvements. The application is due Friday, June 6th, 2008 to compete for funding available in fiscal years 2010-2011.
- Visit the Quality Community Program Web site (Web site)
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4/16/10
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